May not be relevant but my Sako (same parent company and some claim the same barrels) is not especially fond of 180s and will only shoot a couple of types around an inch after a bunch of tinkering. It loves 165s and will shoot acceptable groups with most anything you stuff in it. It especially likes a fast boat tail like found in Superformance both the SSTs and GMX. It also shoots Hornady Interlock very well.
Anyway, I ended up wasting a fair amount of time and money trying to stuff a square peg in a round hole hoping I could get great results from 180s. With all the different bullets available there may be one in 165 or other that will shoot better, get the job done and get it done more efficiently than the 180s. You will most likely get a little flatter trajectory and less felt recoil as an added bonus.
I set my zero at 200 yards as well.
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